For many of us, Mother’s Day comes with a lot more than a pleasant brunch and a bouquet of flowers. Perhaps you still have questions, or lingering unresolved irritation that bubbles out unexpectedly, and you find yourself lashing out at your mom like a teen—surprising...
Deciding to see a therapist is a powerful decision. It’s a conscious choice to change your life for the better. A decision to relieve yourself of inner burdens, pain, and reestablish your relationship to self. This choice has a positive impact on your life, and the...
Once thought of as a shameful topic never discussed, mental health and therapy are shedding some of their old stigma, and becoming almost a buzz word of sorts. More people casually mention that they’re in therapy. It’s encouraging to see so many folks seeking...
There’s no disputing the mind-body connection. If you’ve experienced depression or anxiety, you know. You can actually feel it in your body. There’s that uneasy gnawing it in the pit of your stomach, or pressure in your chest. Of all the powerful impacts therapy has,...
If you have experienced any form of trauma, you know it lingers. The fear response, the flashbacks and the nightmares insist on sticking around, casting a shadow over everything. A line in the sand separating life before and life after the incident is clear. Though...
Habits—bad ones especially—are sneaky. They take time to build, and during that process there are things that happen “behind the scenes” that reinforce their power. Bad habits that lead to us feeling better in the moment are especially powerful, and can be really hard...
